18-Year-Old Mississauga Woman Beats Venus Williams in Huge Tennis Upset
Published January 4, 2019 at 3:17 pm
A young Canadian athlete defeated legendary tennis powerhouse Venus Williams in the 2019 ASB Classic Quarterfinal in Auckland, New Zealand.
Bianca Andreescu, an 18-year-old from Mississauga, has taken the tennis world by storm with a series of wins.
On Friday, Jan. 4, she defeated Williams 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-3.
Prior to her impressive win against one of the world’s best known tennis stars, the teen athlete defeated Caroline Wozniacki in another huge upset.
You can see a clip of the match with Williams, via YouTube, below:
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Andreescu was ranked 152 in the world going into her match with Williams.
She will now advance to the semifinals.
BIANCA DOES IT AGAIN!
A day following her upset of Caroline Wozniacki, @Bandreescu_ defeats the legendary Venus Williams 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-3 to reach her first WTA semi-final.
This is huge. #BiancaRising #GoCanada pic.twitter.com/9uidUA2mnO
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) January 4, 2019
Cover photo courtesy of Andreescu’s official Instagram account
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